cad
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🧩 From PCB change to mechanical model in one script
KiCad and FreeCAD both expose command-line and Python interfaces, so a PCB change can flow into the mechanical assembly with a single script.
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🔩 Generating Mechanical Models with Claude Code
We recently needed a mechanical model of a USB coupler. On a whim, I suggested that the designer try using Claude Code to create it in FreeCAD from a 2D drawing - it worked! No MCP or complex setup needed. (Although there is an MCP availabl…
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➡️ Frontload the boring stuff
Some examples: Think about and write tests before implementing a new software feature. Automate deployment of a new service before developing it. Create eCAD libraries before doing the schematic/layout work. Document the architecture befor…